Local Account of Adult Social Services

Local Account 2015/16

The 2015/16 Local Account of Adult Social Services in Blackburn
with Darwen is our opportunity to share with you an overview
of the range of social care services we offered to local adults
during 2014/15, as well as our plans for the year 2015/16 and
beyond.

The first section of this Local Account, 'At a glance', shows
how much we spent last year and what we spent it on. National
budget cuts are having an impact on the money we have to spend;
however, we have done our best to identify savings which will have
the least impact on the people that most need our help and
support.

By making better uses of new technology, working differently and
working more closely with our partner organisations to share
resources, we hope to continue to provide a wide range of support,
despite having to meet budget savings expected by the Government in
2015/2016.

We welcome your comments about our services, about our
priorities and about this Local Account. You can let us know your
views by writing to Customer Care, Adult Social Services, PO Box
478, Blackburn, BB2 9BR. You can also email customercare@blackburn.gov.uk or call us on
(01254) 585755.

During 2015/16 and beyond we will continue to seek the views of
a wide range of people who use our services, including those from
representative groups. Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen is
an independent organisation which ensures your views on local
health and social care services are heard. To contact them you can
call them on (01254) 504985, email info@healthwatchblackburnwithdarwen.co.uk
or visit their website: www.healthwatchblackburnwithdarwen.co.uk

Regional Account

In December 2016 we undertook a further review of Adult Social
Care in Blackburn with Darwen. We contributed this to the
North West Regional Account of Adult Social Care. This
document acts as an update on our 2015/16 Local Account and is
available below.